Monday, January 28

Course intro:
Course syllabus:
Intro to the wikispace
Have your course syllabus signed by a parent/guardian: DUE ASAP

Wednesday, January 30

Introduce course themes

Native American societies reading (from Digital History): Part A, Part B, Part C
Native American societies questions:

Reading questions due next Monday

Thursday,

January, 31

Identify Arguments:
Course sign-ups for next year

HW: Reading questions due next Monday

Monday, February 4

What makes a "Check Plus"?
Course requests
Review Native American Societies reading
Age of Exploration notes:
HW: Unit 1 Map Packet - due Thursday:
Explorers website (use for finding routes)


Wednesday, February 6

Finish Age of Exploration notes (if necessary)
Work on Exploration map packet: DUE THURSDAY

HW: STUDY FOR QUIZ ON MONDAY
Quiz study guide:

Thursday, February 7

Columbus DBQ:
Paragraph response due MONDAY
HW: STUDY FOR QUIZ ON MONDAY

Assign 13 Colonies Part 1 reading: Readings here (From "Britain in the New World" to "Witchcraft in Salem")
Reading questions:
Reading questions due next Thursday

Monday, February 11

Quiz: New World Beginnings
Richard Hakluyt on "planting colonies"
Chesapeake/New England colonies notes
Assign 13 Colonies Part 1 reading: Readings here (From "Britain in the New World" to "Witchcraft in Salem")

HW: Reading questions due Thursday

Wednesday, February 13

Schedule change - White Day Schedule (no class)

Thursday, February 14

Analyzing a primary source: The New England Primer
Continue researching Early Colonial Societies topics
HW: Complete reading/questions for Monday after vacation:

Monday, February 25

Begin presentations on Early Colonial society topics

Pd. 1 topics here
Pd. 5 topics here
Pd. 7 topics here
HW: STUDY FOR TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, February 27

SNOW DAY!
TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY

Thursday, February 28

Finish presentations on Early Colonial society topics

13 colonies review:
TEST ON WEDNESDAY: DEVELOPMENT OF THE 13 COLONIES

Monday,

March 4

Review for test


Wednesday,

March 6

TEST: DEVELOPMENT OF THE 13 COLONIES

HW: Eve of Revolution reading/questions DUE NEXT MONDAY:
Link to reading here


Thursday,

March 7

Mercantilism activity: Britain's economic relationship with its colonies


Eve of Revolution reading questions due on Monday

Monday,

March 11

The emerging "American" identity:
Albany Plan of Union:

Wednesday,

March 13
Continue working on "American" identity theses and Albany Plan of Union
Finish Albany Plan questions for tomorrow

Thursday,

March 14

Discuss "American" identity theses
Discuss Albany Plan of Union

Pre-revolution review questions:

HW: Complete Pre-Revolution Review questions using your choice of source: DUE MONDAY
Short version (less detail):
Long version (more detail): Read Chapter 9 through Chapter 10d (The First Continental Congress) in USHistory.org
Note taking chart for Colonial Action-Reaction:

Monday,

March 18

Rebellion terminology:
"No taxation without representation!"
Rebellions actions in the colonies
Boston Massacre different accounts comparison
"John Adams" tar and feather clip
Source evaluation:


HW: Read "LEXINGTON AND CONCORD" and create a sequence of events chart for April 19, 1775

Thursday,

March 21

Who Shot First at Lexington Green?



HW: Follow-up "responsible secondary source" paragraph about the Battle of Lexington
QUIZ ON MONDAY

Monday,

March 25

QUIZ: The colonies on the eve of revolution


Declaration of Independence outline: DUE THURSDAY

Wednesday, March 27

No class - white day

Thursday, March 28

Paternity day #1! Siena Lambek is one day old.

Declaration of Independence analysis/discussion: Compare your notes on the Declaration with table groups. Focus especially on the Statement of Beliefs (Section 2). Compare your notes with these pages on Digital History: Declaring Independence (last paragraph) and Was the Revolution Justified?


The Declaration's missing clause


HW: ZINN, "TYRANNY IS TYRANNY" READING AND QUESTIONS, DUE MONDAY

Monday,

April 1

Group Research: Events of the Revolutionary War
Use textbooks, websites we've been using in class (like ushistory.org or digitalhistory) or these websites for research to fill in the chart:
History Central Rev. War battles
PBS Liberty
AmericanRevolution.org
BrittishBattles.com

Think about how certain events swung the course of the war and how the colonists were able to overcome their significant military disadvantages.

Wednesday, April 3

Zinn reading text-based discussion:



Thursday, April 4

Test Review: Vocabulary Mapping

END OF 3RD QUARTER



Rebellion and Revolution Test
"After the war..." reading and questions:
Reading links:
- Creating new state governments
- The Critical Period (read all parts of this section)
READING AND QUESTIONS DUE FOR NEXT MONDAY

Discuss creation of the Articles of Confederation:

After the war multiple choice practice questions:
HW: CREATING THE CONSTITUTION READING AND QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY: (reading from Don't Know Much About History, on paper only)